Crimson gate flower farm

Crimson gate flower farm New Somerset flower farm growing beautiful British flowers without chemicals.

Screwing shut the poly tunnel doors by head torch. The wind is changing direction and the doors are going to take a hamm...
07/12/2024

Screwing shut the poly tunnel doors by head torch.

The wind is changing direction and the doors are going to take a hammering tonight 😬

The last storm pulled one door off its hinges.

Fingers crossed all my little seedlings will still be there in the morning.

The first of my autumn sown sweet peas.I prefer to pre-sprout them between 2 pieces of damp kitchen roll. I then seal th...
03/11/2024

The first of my autumn sown sweet peas.

I prefer to pre-sprout them between 2 pieces of damp kitchen roll. I then seal them in plastic food containers with the lid on to keep the kitchen roll damp.

I leave the containers inside (in the spare bedroom with the radiator off).

After a week, I start to check them every day until they’ve pretty much all sprouted.

I find I get much better germination rates doing this rather than sowing them straight into compost. Almost 100% germination on this lot.

I then put the sprouted seeds into root trainer pots and watch them grow.

These are mostly a mix of white, cream and blues, with a few pinks thrown in.

I’ll do another sowing in February of some stronger colours for later in the summer.

Everyone loves that sweet pea perfume. Something you’ll never get from imported, supermarket flowers.






Misty early morning from last week. We’ve been planting hundreds of spring bulbs - which is hard work as the ground is p...
02/11/2024

Misty early morning from last week.

We’ve been planting hundreds of spring bulbs - which is hard work as the ground is pretty wet.

But it will be worth it once they start blooming - hopefully from the middle March with the first of the narcissi.





And here are the flowers bunched, wrapped and ready for Norton community shop.They’ll be inside protected from the rain....
08/10/2024

And here are the flowers bunched, wrapped and ready for Norton community shop.

They’ll be inside protected from the rain. It’s another miserable wet day - you need flowers to cheer you up.

Thanks to all the lovely Norton customers who have bought our flowers this year. And thanks also to the equally lovely staff.

Alida and Rod

This lovely lot will be made into bunches for .We’ll deliver our last bunches there tomorrow.Such a great little shop an...
07/10/2024

This lovely lot will be made into bunches for .

We’ll deliver our last bunches there tomorrow.

Such a great little shop and post office. Run by the community, for the community.

We’re now focusing on getting the spring bulbs in the ground and sowing seeds for next year.

Roll on spring.

Alida and Rod

Probably our last pick for this year. September hasn’t been kind to the flowers. It’s been wild, wet and windy for most ...
04/10/2024

Probably our last pick for this year.

September hasn’t been kind to the flowers. It’s been wild, wet and windy for most of this month.

But we’ll be back bigger and better in the spring with even more flowers.

We’re increasing our growing space from 28 to 84 beds.

Which means we’ll be able to supply wholesale to florists.

If you’re planning DIY flowers for a wedding or other celebration next year, get in touch. We’ll be doing large buckets of flowers that you can arrange yourselves.

We’ll also still sell our bunches from the gate, and through local markets and shops.

Thanks to everyone who has bought flowers from us this year. We’ve enjoyed meeting you all.

Alida and Rod

20/09/2024

Some lovely bunches delivered to Norton community shop this morning.

20/09/2024

Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.

Probably the last for this season - Autumn is fast approaching.

But we’ll be back bigger and better next Spring.

Some lovely bunches delivered to Norton community shop this morning - lots of rich Autumn colour.
17/09/2024

Some lovely bunches delivered to Norton community shop this morning - lots of rich Autumn colour.

14/09/2024

And here they are all carefully wrapped and ready for Martock farmers market 10-1.

Hope to see you there.

Alida and Rod

Our last big pick for this year. We’ll be at Martock farmers’s market today, Saturday 14 September from 10-1. It’s a gr...
13/09/2024

Our last big pick for this year.

We’ll be at Martock farmers’s market today, Saturday 14 September from 10-1.

It’s a great little market with some fantastic local growers and producers.

Come and say hello and buy some lovely flowers.

Alida and Rod

Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.
10/09/2024

Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.

The flowers are all tucked up in the shed to dry out overnight. What a horrible wet start to September.We’ll be selling ...
06/09/2024

The flowers are all tucked up in the shed to dry out overnight. What a horrible wet start to September.

We’ll be selling bunches from the field gate tomorrow, Saturday 7 September, from 10-1.

You can find us at Bridge Way, South Petherton, TA13 5JD. It’s the gate on the left opposite the stone mason’s workshop.

Prices from £5 to £15. Cash or card accepted.

All the flowers are grown by us in South Petherton without using chemicals or artificial fertiliser.

Hope to see you - and that it stays dry!

Alida and Rod

Brighten up this gloomy day with some flowers. Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.
06/09/2024

Brighten up this gloomy day with some flowers. Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.

I have a huge number of straw flowers that are ready to pick for drying.You can make some lovely garlands with them, (lo...
03/09/2024

I have a huge number of straw flowers that are ready to pick for drying.

You can make some lovely garlands with them, (look on Etsy). Or you can use them to add a pop of colour to a Christmas wreath.

If you’re feeling really creative, check out the beautiful artwork created by Layla Robinson using dried flowers (last photo).

Message me if you’d like some.

Alida

Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.
03/09/2024

Some lovely bunches delivered to this morning.

We’re at Langport market today until 3pm. And the sun is shining - hooray!Pedro’s ready to charm people into buying some...
31/08/2024

We’re at Langport market today until 3pm. And the sun is shining - hooray!

Pedro’s ready to charm people into buying some of our flowers. Though really, he just wants some treats from friendly passers by.

Hope to see you if you’re in the area.

Alida and Rod

Visiting anyone this weekend? Would they like a bunch of locally grown flowers? A reminder that we’re selling flowers fr...
30/08/2024

Visiting anyone this weekend? Would they like a bunch of locally grown flowers?

A reminder that we’re selling flowers from the gate today. We’ll be here until 1pm.

We’ve got 2 £15 bunches, 3 £10 bunches and 2 £5 bunches left.

You can find us at Bridge Way, South Petherton, TA13 5JD. It’s the gate on the left opposite the stone mason’s workshop.

Alida and Rod

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Bridge Road
South Petherton
TA135JD

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Some lovely bunches delivered to Norton community shop this morning.

Some lovely bunches delivered to @nortoncommunityshop this morning. Probably the last for this season - Autumn is fast approaching. But we’ll be back bigger and better next Spring.

And here they are all carefully wrapped and ready for Martock farmers market 10-1. Hope to see you there. Alida and Rod

We’ve sown a mass of Phacelia in the final section of our growing area. The bees love it, it’s a great soil improver and it’s a beautiful cut flower. An all round winner.

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